This paper investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored
mass violence against civilians. We use a unique…
Substantial progress in the fight against extreme poverty was made in the last two decades. But the slowdown in global economic growth and…
Through the Global Gender Gap Report 2014, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracks their…
We collect a new dataset on capital punishment in the US and we propose a test of racial bias based upon patterns of sentence reversals. We…
China's rise as an economic powerhouse raises a number of questions that are the subject of lively debate. How did the country do it? How…
We study the impact of providing school and child test scores on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment in markets with multiple…
Using the most comprehensive developing country dataset ever compiled on air and water pollution and environmental regulations, the paper…
At present, there is renewed interest in the informal economy worldwide. This renewed interest has rekindled some of the old debates about…